Tis the Season

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I did. Though, it's hard being the youngest, unmarried, and no one is here. Oh well, it was fun to give my nieces and nephews gifts. It was fun to see them dance around and tell me alllllll about what Santa brought them. That is the magic of Christmas, and I love it.

Again, Merry Christmas. Don't forget the true meaning of Christmas. A missionary told me, Christ and mas. Mas means more in Spanish. We need, always need, more Christ in our lives. "Seek Christ, and ye shall have peace."

I'm Going to Narnia!!!

Today was basically an adventure, but I wouldn't say it wasn't a good kind of adventure. I did get to spend time with my momma, which is always nice, but it was just like Black Friday all over again. Who knew two days before Christmas would be chaos... Oh wait, I did. AND I went willingly, this is definitely unusual. We spent the day shopping, and finding last minute gifts.

Then we went to the movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". Ah yes, how I LOVE C.S. Lewis and his novels. These books make me happy, not only are they a great adventure, but they are a type and shadow of Jesus Christ. From a very atheist life, to Christianity, who knew. He is amazing! One of my favorite quotes from the movie (which is also a direct quote from the book),

"Are - are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund.
"I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."

How true is that quote. We need to learn of our Savior, here on earth. So that we will know Him better when die and meet Him in the next life. He is our Savior, and He knows us. It is US who must come to know our Savior.

I Don't Care How Old They Are, I Still Love the Beatles!

Wow. I haven't written in a while. Meh. Not much has happened, so I didn't feel it necessary to write anything.

I helped move my sister yesterday. She, her husband, and their little boy are finally in a real house! YAY! Congratulations Beth and Sam!! What a nice house it is, too. I like helping, it's nice. I'm glad they got their house, and just before Christmas too. What a nice Christmas gift.

I haven't done much except hang out with friends and family. Ah well, what can you do? Not much. I played Ulimate Frizbee on Monday night. That was a lot of fun. I met a boy, and he was cute. Too bad I live in Cedar.

"That's a Question I've Never Been Able to Pluck up the Courage to Ask Him... But He's Me Best Friend, I Will"

Wow. When did it get here? The end of semester. The last final. The first semester of my third year of college. Over. It's amazing how when you buckel down and just do something that time magically flies by. It's always amazes me.

Tomorrow is my last final. Thank heavens. Unfortunately, I can't leave until after... probably two in the afternoon. I am giving a girl a ride home, and she has a final at one in the afternoon. If I was that teacher, I would have had it the last day of semester, not at One on Friday. In fact, I wouldn't have finals week extend into Friday anyway. I would make it Monday through Thursday. Friday shouldn't be a day of finals anyway.

So my roommates and I did a secret Santa exchange between the five of us. It was fun to see the things we got for each other. I gave my roommate a Tangled drawing book. It's her new favorite movie, she loves it. So I figured she'd like it. Which, she did. She opened it immediately and started drawing in it. Mission complete. My secret Santa gave me a mug with the album cover of A Hard Day's Night. It was perfect. I love it!

While shopping for my secret Santa gift yesterday, I found two more Beatles t-shirts. I have seven total, and I'm hoping to get more. I'm going to make a blanket with them! I know, genius. I can't wait. I wish there was fabric with their name all over it, that would be awesome. I'd use that as the backing. I can't wait for the finished product, because I am awesome! I love the Beatles!

Think of Me

Here it is. 30 years ago today, John Lennon was murdered outside of his New York apartment. What a sad time that was, and still is. The world lost one of it's greatest musicians. John, you are missed!

Today was my math final. I took it in 30 minutes, I was ready for that piece of cake. It was pretty simple, and I'm ready for my final on Friday... Which, is just a group thing anyway. How dumb. I want it not to exist, then I could have come home right now! But no. NO! Who does that anyway. For a class that is entirely a discussion based class, why on earth would you have a final? If I were that teacher, I wouldn't do that. I'd have them write a one page response about what their learned. Due to me on my email or Blackboard. It's that simple. Ugh.

See ya in three days.

Survival of the Fittest

Here it is, the first day of finals. Okay, I lied. Today wasn't the first day of finals, tomorrow is. Today is, what is known as "Study day". A day for you to get everything you need to, done and ready for you to being your finals. At Snow, today was the last day of semester. But here, we use it to study.

Which, I did. I went to a study group for my math class, in which my teacher was there, gave us tips about our final, what to study, look for, and other such ideas. It was also nice to have her there so that we could review past tests, and make sure we remember everything we've talked about the whole semester. She's a great teacher, I actually understand the most basic points of math. I never remember learning what the top of the fraction means, as opposed to what the bottom means. As well, story problems don't seem as scary anymore, and I know how to write them. Did you know there are 12 types of addition story problems? I didn't!

Then I had a Lifeguard Orientation, we're getting ready to open the pool. Well, the exact date is December 17th. My supervisor is nice enough to let me have the whole month of December off.

Right now I'm working on one of my finals. I have to write a paper on a movie we watched in class. It is called The Freedom Writers Diary, based on a true story. If you haven't seen the movie, watch it. Watch it now!!! We need teachers like her. Those who go the extra mile. Those who don't give up just because someone else said it wasn't worth it. Instead, taking that, and turning it into a challenge, just to prove someone wrong. Of course, every child in our educational system is worth it. It's sad that some teachers have forgotten that, no matter the background a child comes from. Watch it now.

Stop this Craziness Somehow

Today, or rather, all week has been completely boring. Nothing has gone on, and luckily, I only have to last five days.

Actually, I'm not going home until Saturday morning because I don't want to have to deal with Provo and American Fork traffic/construction. Since, my final is at 11:30 (who does that!) on Friday, and I won't be done until 12:30 or 1 pm. Finishing at 1, would put me in Provo/American Fork area at 4 pm. Just right for rush hour.. Not my favorite. So, I figured Saturday morning at 8 am would definitely be better. Unless... It's suppose to snow Saturday or something, then I will deal with traffic. If there is anything that I hate more than traffic, it's driving in the snow. So I'll deal with it. Hopefully, it isn't snowing any time this week. Next week, sure, I'm okay with that.

I'm excited for the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional. I love hearing from the Prophet of God, and the wonderful music provided by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Music is my life, and it touches people in so many different ways. "God gave us music, so we could pray without words."

All-Nighter

One thing....

Indiana Jones Marathon with my roommates. 'Nuff said.

I had a meeting with my pool manager and the rest of the head guards. I also got my schedule, I'm working nearly 40 hour weeks. Hoory for money, and getting out of my house.

Yep, this is the life.

I'm So Creative

SO.... Today was practically the death of me. Yes. You heard me. Death. It was just boring, BEYOND boring. Like to infinity and beyond boring. I took a nap, watched Indiana Jones (I have decided that Indiana Jones is my favorite action movie. It's funny, and just plain awesome. I like it.) and did nothing else. Finally, I got so bored, I called up Grandma and went and visited her. Sheesh, I should have done that earlier, those three hours went by ten times what the rest of my day went by. Ridiculous. *shakes head*

So... At Grandma's, I told her how bored I was, and she sat me down, and taught me how to croquet. In those three hours, I learned how to croquet, and I finished a wooden hanger cover. I'm that cool. She also sent me home with yarn and a hook so that I can make more, and keep me busy. I have the coolest Grandma in the world.

And the Walls Come Tumbling Down...

Well, here it is. Monday has come and past. It was a pretty good day... Except that it was wicked cold. As of now, it is 3 degrees. WHOA! That's cold. Luckily, it didn't snow today, and most of the roads were a little cleared off. I still didn't trust it, so naturally, I didn't go anywhere. Like usual. Which is okay by me, I clearly do not like driving in the snow.



We had FHE tonight. That was fun. Derek and I were on a team to make a graham cracker house. It turned out really great. Except then it fell down. It looked like it was on a slip fault. SO... We added fault lines with frosting. Added a few pieces of candy here and there, food coloring. And it was done. I think we're pretty creative. Here is the finished product!

Oh yes, and while walking into one of the Bishopric member's house, I happened to slip on ice, and fall on my knee and back. (I have wonderful bruises on my right leg.) I layed there laughing. It was funny. Can you say, "Um.... Guys? Chad fell down."

Snow vs Driving: Snow Always Wins

Well, here I am. Home again, home again, jigity jog.

AND I'm thankful Mom made me go home yesterday. It's snowing like crazy down here, and I would have not been happy to drive four hours in the snow. Those four hours would have turned into five, six, or seven hours. Let's see... four hours, or seven hours? Which one, which one?! Well, that's a dumb question. Who likes to drive seven hours, let alone during a snow storm? Definitely not me. So, I am glad I came down when it was not snowing.

I would have been very mad if it hadn't snowed because I had so many plans on Saturday night. But no, I had to cancel them, because I had to drive back down to Cedar. Well... Lucky for me, it is snowing, so I have no reason to be mad.

I have two weeks. One week of school, and one week of finals. Whoa. Where did the semester go? And I thought the year before my mission would go by incredibly slow, because I wanted it to come so quickly, well, it's nearly half over. Sheesh! Can't say that I'm unhappy about that. I'm excited for my mission. I'm nearly 20 1/2, and then, six months. Just six little months until I'm 21. BUT I can turn my papers in, in 4 months. Wooo!

Be Thankful

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Today is a day to remember what we are thankful for. Of course, you should be thankful every single day of the year,

Be thankful every single day of the year, because I'm pretty sure you have been seriously blessed. Don't forget who gave you those blessings. Heavenly Father is in all things.

I am so thankful!

Home is Where the Heart Is

Home is even better than I could imagine.



I love being home.

Can July Come Any Faster?

Well, after a long awayed night, I finally got to see the movie I've been waiting for. It all comes down to four letters. E.P.I.C.!!!! Holy smokes it was amazing! It lived up to every expectation I ever had. Yes, I'll admit it, I even cried. It was funny, it was sad, it was scary, it was intense, but above all it was Harry Potter. That alone should answer any question about the movie. I quite enjoyed it, but, quite frankly, I'm sad that someone I have grown up with is coming to a close.

Most of the time I just loving being the third wheel... Not really, I lied. I went with my roommate and her boyfriend. Which, wasn't all that bad, until they'd ignore me, interrupt when I was talking, or well, yeah mostly ignore me. It was off again, on again type stuff, and so half the time, it was really boring waiting, and other times, it wasn't so boring. I made friends with the two high school students I was sitting next to. They were funny. The boy was pretending to be Dobby. They told me that the got in line at 4 pm. I told them I got there at 8 pm and we were sitting next to each other (on the second to last row up, right in the middle). I laughed as they realized that going at 4 o'clock wasn't all that smart. Then they started watching Pirates of the Caribbean on their iPod, they acted it out for me, it was quite hilarious. Then the movie finally started, and we would randomly say things to each other (about the movie) and then we'd burst out laughing. What a good time it was.

I have made it to Friday. I just have a math test, and then I am done. Done for the weekend. And I just have to go through tomorrow, finish my interview, and I'll be done. Done I tell you! Drivin' home to the good ol' little town of Kaysville. And it will be the start of a brilliant week of nothing to do. I love that. I also love teachers who don't assign homework over Thanksgiving. Thanks teachers!

Short, but Probably not so Sweet

It doesn't help much that I didn't fall asleep until 3 am this morning.

I fell asleep at 6 tonight. I slept until 10 pm... Now I am wide awake. Well, that's dumb.

FINALLY, tomorrow is Harry Potter. Can you tell how excited I am? No? Well, I am. Having grown up with Harry Potter, it's weird to see it come to an end. 11 years later, from when the books came out. What an exciting adventure. It's kinda sad that the end is so near.

The Beatles: The Greatest Thing Since BEFORE Sliced Bread

You will never guess why today is the greatest day ever. Unless you follow iTunes, then you do... The Beatles and iTunes have FINALLY joined forces. Do you know how great that is? If I had all the money in the world, I'd buy the last remaining albums that I need to finish my collection, but what I want is the CD's. To have those on my shelf and not just on my computer makes me happy. But the huge box set is for sell as well, and it has documentaries, mini biographies, and many, many photos. I love them. Have I mentioned that before? haha if you haven't figured that out, then my blog SHOULD have given you a clue. The Beatles on iTunes. That's great. Just great :)

Today's been a pretty boring day. I haven't done much. The Beatles on iTunes has been the highlight of my day. I can't wait to get out of here.

Two days down, and three more to go. I can do this!

Parachutes and Airplanes

One day down, four more to go. Hooray!

Today was a pretty good day. I made oreo truffles for my ward party tonight. They turned out good and were the first dessert to be eaten and gone. They never fail!

Family Home Evening/Ward Party was actually fun today. I think that was the funnest ward activity I've been to all of my college career. It brought out my inner child. And I finally got to laugh. Really laugh. It was great.

What did we do, you might ask? We ate Costa Vida for dinner. Yum! But... Not quite as good as Cafe Rio. There were markers and huge sheets of paper all over the tables so you could color. They had Rockband... Not the Beatles, (That would have been GREAT!) but it was fun just the same. THEN the best thing ever. We play parachute games. Like the ones we use to play in elementary school. Yes, we played those games it was so much fun! Who knew a bunch of college students could have fun like that, haha actually, I did. Everyone loves to be a child again. And this, just takes the cake.

Don't Lie to Me Because That's Just Rude

I am not a person for drama. I hate it. I hate people who create it; I hate people who thrive on it; I just hate it. I will never EVER understand how someone would be a theater major. Just like my roommate. From the moment I meet her, I knew this was going to be one freakin' hard year. Well.... I'm here to say, Yes. Yes it has, and it's only Novemeber. I still have all next semester to deal with her. Why are theater majors... Or I guess I should say drama people rude? Why? Every single person I've meet who is in drama has just been plain rude? I don't know, but I'd like it to stop. Is that too much to ask? Probably. Oh well, I will just continue to ignore her, as she continues to ignore me.

Well, my weekend was pretty good. For the most part. I went to a pla... Oh just kidding, a musical (I got my brains chewed out by my theater major roommate, telling me that musicals and plays are QUITE different.) I can't remember what it was called but it was pretty funny. I had a good time, even though, I was invited to go with two of my roommates, and was ignored the whole time. Who does that?! If you didn't want me to go, then DON'T INVITE ME!!! I hate liars. I can handle the truth, but finding out you lied? That makes you less of a person in my book. Truth hurts, but knowing you weren't worth the truth? That hurts more.

Church was just wonderful today. I went to mission prep for the first time, and I LOVED IT! If that's what I'm suppose to be doing for the next 18 months of my life, I would not mind that one bit. I seriously love this gospel!

Is it Just a Dream?

Oh hi.

Today... Well, it wasn't all that exciting... Except I learned that all my classes are canceled on Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving. SO.... That means, I'll be home Saturday the 20th!!!!! Hoooooooray! I'll be home Saturday because I have my job interview that morning at 8. AND I didn't think it would be very good of me to drive home Friday afternoon because I would have gone to the midnight movie of Harry Potter before. So... Me on four hours of sleep, isn't really that good to be driving home. Think so? Yeah, me either.

I spent the day with Grandma today. It was to help me not fall asleep, because I need to go to bed early tonight, because I have to take the Praxis test tomorrow morning. Yay me... So, I couldn't take my usual Friday afternoon nap. And I knew I would have if I had stayed home with no one to talk to. Besides, I enjoy Grandma's company.

The school was putting on Inception. They bought the rights to it, so we could watch it here on campus. They've done that with a few other movies like Ironman 2, Toy Story 3, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. BUT Inception is one of my favorite movies right now. It is sooo incredible. Who ever wrote that movie, and came up with the concept was pure genius. If you haven't seen it. GO. SEE. IT. NOW!!!!

What Are YOU Thankful For?

I just watched "The Spirit of Thanksgiving" on The Church's website (www.lds.org) and the MormonMessages. They asked a bunch of people on the streets of New York what they were thankful for. At the end of the video, they asked the question, "What are YOU thankful for?" That got me thinking...

I am thankful for

• Loving parents. Mom and Dad, you are the greatest parents a daughter could ask for. You have taughed me the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that, I am eternally grateful because life would be incredibly hard without it. "Life is like an unsharpened pencil. Without Christ there is no point." Exactly, without Christ, I am nothing.
• Sisters. Beth, Meg, and Jo, you are the greatest older sisters the youngest could ask for. You have been the greatest examples in my life. Who I should be and who I want to be. You are always there for me, no matter what I'm going through, you're always willing to listen. I look up to you, and you have never let me down.
• The Gospel of Jesus Christ. As I said earlier. I am nothing without Him. I am grateful for Him and His sacrifice, His love for me, and the amazing way He loves me no matter what I do. I know He is my friend, and knows exactly how I feel. What a great blessing to know that. As well, everything else that comes along with the gospel. Temple marriage, eternal families, baptism, the Holy Ghost, the Commandments, and the ability to become like our Father in Heaven.
• The opportunity to go to school. Even though I'm paying for it, it's still an opportunity. I'm grateful to learn, grow, and become a better person. But... The true mark of an educated person, as President Hinckley said, is knowing and using two little words. Thank you. I make sure to always so thank you to everyone who does something for me. For I truly appreciate their help.
• I'm grateful for my health, and who I am. It took me a long time to get here, and to realize this, but once I got here, I am definitely thankful.
• I know it's weird, but I'm definitely grateful for my trials. Without them I wouldn't be who I am today. Yes they are hard. Yes they stink. But I have learned so many things through these trials, I can truly see the Lord's help in my life. I am definitely grateful for them.
• I'm grateful for my friends. Those who are serving missions. It was never a question in their mind as to whether or not they needed to serve a mission. They listened to the prophets, they were prepared, and they have saved many people because of their willingness to serve. They have definitely been an example to me. And my other friends, being there when I need them. Making sure I'm doing well, and encouraging me to be the best person I can be. They are awesome.

If I've missed anything, well, I'm grateful for those too. I'm grateful for all my MANY blessings. The Lord is definitely good to me.

What are you thankful for?

Harry Potter Tickets.... You are Mine!!!

As my title says, I bought my midnight movie ticket to Harry Potter. Let's just say I'm excited. Like a lot.

I don't really have much to say. Just that I bought my Harry Potter ticket. I'm also really tired, not sleepy tired, just tired. I had water polo practice again tonight... I hope I'm getting use to it, because I'm getting so worn out. Maybe it's because I go lap swimming an hour before polo practice. Meh, swimming helps my endurance for polo, so I'm just going to keep doing. And until I don't get tired from it, then I know I'm not working hard enough, so I need to keep working harder.

It is snowing right now, and I'm pretty sure the heaters in our house are sooooooooooo old that... 1) We don't know how to use them. 2) We don't even know if they even work. and 3) Yeah, they're old. Luckily, I have a nice warm coat, and lots of blankets. I am definitely prepared. My roommates on the other hand, none of them have coats, just jackets. Ooops!

"Uh... No. It's actually really awesome."

Today was a pretty good day. Even though it was Tuesday. But, now Tuesday is over, making it practically Wednesday. Which means, half the week is over. Hooray!

I spent a few hours just browsing at the public library. I got two books. One being my favorite. A Tale of Two Cities. I like this book, but the last time I read it was 9th grade... Okay, the last time (and first time) it was read to me, by my loving Mother. What would I do without her?! Anyway, I figured it was time to read it on my own. Since 9th grade was... What... Six, seven years ago. Whoa. That was a long time ago. Anyway, I'm excited. More books to read, my life is complete.

I went swimming and play water polo. I love it. I get so tired from it, but it's so much fun. Even though I look so stupid because I have no idea what I'm doing. But I'm learning, so it's getting better. "It's getting better all the time."

Dear Jonas Brothers, It's been 40 years, and sorry, we're still better. Sincerely, The Beatles.

Today it rained. It rained a lot. And it came down hard. I love it. And there was thunder. I love that too.

Guess who has a job interview?! MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I applied at the new pool that they are opening down here in Cedar. She called me today, and said my interview is November 20th. Hallajuah! Money, here I come... Of course, if I get the job. And... I just love lifeguarding. Oh well, it's something I've been doing for a while, something I've been trained to do, and I will get to teach swim lessons, which is kinda like teaching elementary school. So there is more practice there. Go me!

All my school projects are done. *phew* Now, I just have to wait until finals week. Which is technically only four full weeks of school. HAPPINESS!!! Wow. I can't believe how quickly it has come and gone. Wowee!

My Weekend Was Great! Thanks for Asking.

So, all of you know, I went to Ephraim this last weekend. What a wonderful weekend that was. I had so much fun, and it was just like old times. I miss living there, with the closeness of people. It has always been said that Ephraim is nice, well, it's true. People in Cedar just aren't as nice as people in Ephraim. Oh well. I had a great time either way.

First we went to Fat Jack's and had pizza. Oh yum. Then we went to a basketball game. SNOW WON!!! It was so much fun. We kept making fun of the players, yelling at the refs (well, my old roommate did), and just laughing. I haven't laughed like that in weeks, I miss them. For some reason, when I walk into my house here in Cedar, I feel like I'm walking into my roommates house. I just don't feel welcome here. But when I got to Ephraim, I felt right at home, and I felt completely welcome. It's a weird feeling. After the basketball game we went home and watched Sherlock Holmes. That was the end of that night.

The next day Breanne took me to the new library. W.O.W!!! Is all I have to say. It look sooooo good. It's all done and I'm completely jealous. It's a little bit nicer than the library we have here at SUU, which is weird, but they are both really nice libraries. We walked around the whole things, and the students there are pretty lucky. Then we went to walmart to Breanne could get chocolate chips to make me her famous pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Yum! Then we watched Mamma Mia. We had a good time.

Then Sunday came. I just love Sundays. Church was good. We had a lot of "Thankamonies"... My favorite. But we had a few good Testimonies too.

I drove home from Cedar to find my roommates cleaning spilled milk out of the fridge. Gross. Actually, only Sabrina was cleaning, the rest were just standing around watching her clean it up, even though it wasn't her milk that leaked. That is how productive my other three roommates are. *insert rolling eyes here*

Then Sabrina and I went to the CES Fireside with Elder Ballard. It was just wonderful. His talk was an extention from his General Conference talk, where he used the example of fishing lures. Compared them to Satan's lures and how he leads us away. He also talked about the First Principals and Ordinaces of the Gospel, and explained how we need each of them to be able to return back to our Heavenly Father. What a great talk. The choir was from the USU Institute, and I saw a lot of my friends who go there. It was fun. The music was great, the spirit was great, and of course, Elder Ballard was great too. I love the gospel with all my heart.

Happy Birthday President Uchtdorf!

I don't know when this will be posted, but November 6th is President Uchtdorf's birthday. There was an event going around on Facebook to bear your testimony on Facebook or any social networking device. Hence, the blog post. As well as my Facebook status, which is my testimony, here is my testimony now.

Through the last couple of years, I have grown leaps and bounds in life and with my testimony. I'd always believed the gospel was true. There wasn't ever really any doubt in my mind, but it wasn't until my senior year in high school when that belief changed to knowing. So many things, so many experiences, so many everything has made me who I am. I have never feel more confident in my knowledge of the scriptures, the gospel, and the principles that I have learned my entire life.

The church is true. I know this without a doubt. Joseph Smith is a true prophet and he restored the gospel to this earth. President Monson is the prophet in these latter days, and I know what he counsels us to do is from the Lord. Jesus is the Christ, and His atonement is real. I know He loves me and wants me to succeed. He is always willing to help me, no matter what I do, and He is willing to take my burdens, and help me through them. He is the Son of our Heavenly Father. These things I testify of, because I know they are true, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Reading is the BEST!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I was busy reading.

I went to the library yesterday because I actually know where things are at the public library. And guess what I did. Yep, I got a library card to the public library here in town. It made me so happy! I checked out two books, and I finished on yesterday. That book was the Golden Spiral. Since I read the first book during the family reunion in July. I really liked this book too, but now I have to wait until next summer to read the third book. I hate that. Anyway the author, Lisa Mangum is from Taylorsville. My roommate is from Taylorsville, yep, my roommate knows the author. It was funny.

Nothing else happened yesterday, but today I am going to EPHRAIM today. I'm excited. I'll post on either Sunday or Monday about my weekend. Yay!

In-N-Out Definitely Isn't as Good as Five Guys

Today was a pretty good day.

I turned in my game today. Actually, we didn't turn it in, it was just game day and we played our games with people in our class. It was a lot of fun. My teacher came over to my game and said, "Oh that's nice." That is when the three other people told my teacher how long it took me. I wasn't going to say anything to her, but they did it for me. She kind of gave me this horrified expression, then I explained to her it was only because it was for a project, I don't think I would have spent that much time on a game for my students. And I felt bad because the names of the states and capitals and the outlines only took me an hour, and I felt bad. I figured I needed to put more work into it. She said, that makes sense and thanked me for my hard work. Then she gave me 77/75 to make up for my hard work. It wasn't a lot of extra credit, but if she liked it, that's okay. She also liked my idea of states and capitals. She mentioned a lot of kids don't know capitals, and not very many states. She said it was a good idea.

Then I came home and... I just slept. I am so exhausted. I'm tired now, and I had an hour and a half nap. I also had an assignment due for my online class. It was due at 10 pm, I got it done at 9. Cutting it close again, oh well. I did good work on it.

I went shooting with my roommates and her boyfriend, and a bunch of other people. It was fun. We built a fire, put in small propane tanks in the fire then shot them. They exploded (once we shot them), and it was epic. It was fun to get out the house and socialize with people, since I'm such a homebody. Tonight was also a movie night at a friend's house, but I had my assignment to finish, so I didn't go. Oh well.

Last night we went to In-N-Out Burger just before we went to the temple. In-N-Out is definitely not as good as Five Guys. haha I posted that as my Facebook status and had a lot of feedback from people who agreed, and disagreed with me. It was funny to hear people's responses. THE TEMPLE WAS AMAZING! It always reminds me of those Thursday mornings my Senior year with Dad. That was a great year, and I will always remember that. Anyway, we were sitting in the chapel waiting for our turn to go do confirmations and baptisms, so we were singing. There was no accompaniment, so we were pretty off-key. It was funny. Then it was just me and two other boys waiting for our turn. We were talking and one of the boys said, "I love to sing, but with this group it was hard because they would always start the song off-key. Until you started singing, then it made everything better." It was the nicest thing anyone has said to me. I laughed. Then we did baptisms, and that was awesome. I have done baptisms in the Cardston, Alberta, Bountiful, Manti, and now St. George temples. I have been through the Draper, Oquirrh Mountain, Nauvoo, and Bountiful temples. I can't wait until I can for real go inside someday. What a great day that will be.

Project = Completed

I HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW YOU!!

Here is the finished product. Looks good eh? Yeah, it tooks me about 12 hours yesterday and today to cut out, glue on, lamenate, and cut out of the lamenation sheets.

These are all the little letters that I had to glue on to the 3x5 cards. All 1500 letters. Since, there are 15 letters on each card, and there are 100 cards... 15 times 100. You do the math.

Procrastination is My Friend...

Oops! Today just snuck on past me. Okay, I lied. It was the longest day of my life. Seriously. I had a group math project that I had to do at 6. We started finishing up our project. Thank goodness. Anyway, I was talking to one of the girls in my group and we were both talking how today has just flown on by, yet it was the longest day of our lives. I wouldn't believe that it had been just this morning that I had seen this friend in my 8 o'clock math class. Slowest. Day. Yet.

So... Yes, procrastination is my friend. I've had all semester to do this project, and I started last Friday. It was all pretty easy and not taking much time... Until I decided I was going to be all cute and use the Circut to make the title of my game on each individual 3x5 card. Yep. I have a total of 100 3x5 cards, so I spent 4 hours in the productions center cutting out letters. I had 1,500 letters to glue onto these cards. I started at 4:30, worked until my math meeting at 6. Got home from that at 6:30. Worked until FHE at 7. Got home from that at 9, and finished at 11:30. I actually have half of the cards to finish because I couldn't get them all cut out today. That's what tomorrow is for. Hopefully I can get them all done before 12:30... Okay, not hopefully. I HAVE to get them done by 12:30 tomorrow so that they can be lamenated. Wish me luck! (I'll post pictures tomorrow!)

FHE tonight was pretty fun. We had a bonfire! Oh fire. How I love you. We made s'mores ("And we can make delicious hot shmoes." "They're s'mores Buzz."), roasted Starbursts, which is actually pretty good, and just talked and laughed. It was a lot of fun. I even sang Eneey Meeny. I'm just too cool.

I finally saw "How to Train your Dragon" I've watched the beginning twice now, and every time I get to the same spot, something comes up. So, while I was glueing on my letters, I put the movie into my laptop and just watched the movie. It was actually pretty good. It was really quick, before I knew it, it was over. Interesting. I guess it was better than I thought because I was entertained the whole time, which made the movie not drag on by.

I went to lunch with Dad today. It was fun to just talk to him and tell him stories. I miss being home. I love being down here, but there is definitely nothing like home. I'm so sad that I won't be able to see him when he comes back through this Friday. I promised friends I'd visit them in Ephraim. So that's what I'm doing this weekend. Maybe that's why Monday just dragged on... I'm very excited to go to Ephraim. People there actually miss me! I can't wait to see them.

Well, it's late. I'm tired. Goodnight world.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Happy Halloween!

Today was a pretty good Sunday. Last night we stayed up really late and watched The Village and 1408. We were celebrating Halloween through the midnight. Even though I've seen both these "scary" movies, I still jump every time. Those things make me so nervous! I'm such a wimp. My roommate who just loves Halloween and scary movies watched 1408 with us. She kept saying she thought the movie was dumb and not scary at all. I'm a bag o' nerves. I guess this is why I try and avoid them with all costs. Nightmares aren't exactly my cup o' tea.

Church was wonderful today. The first counselor in our Bishopric is a convert to the church, and he shared his conversion story and why he became a member. The Bishop also asked another girl who was also a convert and she share how she was very much an Atheist, because of the awful life she had as a child. Her testimony was so sweet, and even though she struggled through this, she came to know our Savior and our Heavenly Father. I could definitely feel the Spirit during her testimony, and I knew that what she was saying was true. It was a great addition to my ever growing testimony.

I made chicken, spaghetti squash, and cauloflower for dinner. It was yummy. I am so awesome.

Dad will be here in 15 minutes!

My roommates and I are watching How to Train your Dragon. I've never seen it. Too bad I'm leaving soon to go see my Daddy.

THREE WEEKS UNTIL I GET TO GO HOME!!!

The Only Thing to Fear, is Fear Itself.... And Spiders

Today was a wonderful day. I went to Hurricane with Grandma to Lori's house. We ate lunch and had a great time. I was able to go horseback riding using Lori's horses. I had a great time. One of Lori's boys went out and caught the horse for me, then I helped him saddle it. Her husband was out of town so that's why her boy (I can't remember his name, the all look the same to me.) helped me. All the other little kids were riding their miniture horse around the house. It was fun to be with family today. They had on all their cute Halloween costumes, and they were having a great time. It was fun.

I was suppose to register for classes yesterday. One problem. The stupid program wouldn't let me. It gave me every reason for me to be able to, but it still wouldn't let me. I don't know why. When I was in Hurricane, I talked with Adrien, he working for the University, told me to come by his office on Monday so we can figure it out. Stupid thing. I hope all my classes I need and want to take are still available. Retarded.

Oh!!! I never told you. I finished Jesus the Christ. I absolutely LOOOOVE this book. It was beyond brilliant, and I have grown SOOOO much because of that book. I've learned so much about our Savior and His love for us. Everything that He did and has done for us. It was amazing to read about His life, ministery, and His Atonement. I thought I knew my Savior, but I was wrong. I have come to know my Savior so much more through this book, it has seriously been a blessing, and life has never been better.

I am almost finished with my Education Psychology! I'm so excited. I will finish it Monday, because I have to lamenate it. But I'm almost done, and I'm SO glad that none of my projects were due at the same time, and they are all spread out. It's like my teachers actually got together to talk about when they were going to make their projects due. That is very convinent for us students. Also, not having them due the week before finals week is very helpful.

My Life is Average

Again, today was a pretty boring day. School, school, and more school. I had math, education psychology, and decision making. I had a test in Education Psychology, and I think I did really well... But I take that back, because when ever I say that, I fail. Meh, oh well.

I finally... Finally! got started on my project for my Ed Psych class. We are suppose to make a game that we can use when we become teachers. My idea is to make a matching game. Since I want to teach 5th grade, that is when they learn the states and their capitals. So I'm taking 3x5 cards, putting the shape of the state and the state on one card and the capital on the other card to match to. It will help them to learn the states and the capitals. I'm excited. I'm mostly done, I just need to print out a few more state outlines, cut them out, and then make a cute design with a Cricut in the productions center on campus on Monday. Have them lamenated on Tuesday, then have them ready by Wednesday to turn in and let people play them. I can't wait.

I also volunteered at East Elementary School's Halloween Carnival. I had nothing better to do on a Friday night, so I decided to give my services to the school function. It was fun, except half way through I got the biggest headache and I just got really tired. Not to mention there were a million people in this teeny gym so it was ridiculously hot. I was sweating like a pig. Yuck! I did have a good time, and it was fun to see all the Halloween costumes.

Song of the Day: And I Love Her. Written by Paul for his girlfriend Jane Asher. A great love song, and again, one of my favorites.

"Trust God, and Believe in Good Things to Come"

I know I already posted today, but I couldn't hold this back.

Tonight I was feeling down about myself. Missing home, missing familly, and just being down.

So, what did I do? Well, I ate chocolate, but I also watched the Church's channel on YouTube called MormonMessages. (There is a link on my blog.) What great little messages those are in times of need. Even not in times of need. I love it. Immediately after I started watching them, and listening to the great words from Prophets, Seers, and Revelators, I can definitely say I know them to be men of God. I have a very strong testimony that they were called of God, and were told exactly what to say. Every single time I listen I get the chills, and I know the Spirit is whispering to me and telling me what they are saying is true.

I am a daughter of God and I was created in His image. President Uchtdorf says it best "...Think of where you come from. You are sons and daughters of the Greatest most Glorious Being in the universe. He loves you with an infinite love, He wants the best for you. This knowledge changes everything. It changes your present, it can change your future, and it can change the world. If only we understood who we are and what is in store for us. Our hearts would overflow with such gratitude and happiness that it would enlighten even the darkest soul with a light and love of God."

Other things that help me remember this is from the book, "You are Special." The quote is, "You are special because I made you, and I don't make mistakes." The Lord doesn't make mistakes. As Dr. Suess said, "Today you are you, that truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." We are the Lord's creation, and that is just who we are. It's amazing how just this little bit of information can change your life. Exactly as Pres. Uchtdorf said.

I love this gospel with all of my heart. I know it's true, and I know it can change lives for the better (it has definitely changed mine). Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He died for me. He is the light of the world, and if we just follow Him, everything will be okay.

"...But as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true, and the best is yet to come." --Elder L. Tom Perry.

Oh The Thinks You Can Think

Today was actually a rather boring day.

I had Institute, so I suppose it wasn't THAT boring. I really do enjoy that class, and I can't wait until next semester to take Mission Prep. That is definitely something I am looking forward to.

I went running today. I hate running. With a passion. LeAnne called me up and asked me to go running with her. I couldn't say no, so I went. I'd rather swim a 1000 fly than run. But oh well, I did it, and then I get play water polo tonight. My legs are definitely going to be sore. Don't you just love that feeling though? Means you did something hard and you made it through.

I have a project due next week. What class is it for you may ask? Education Psychology. We're making games for our classrooms when we eventually get to teaching. What am I doing? I am making a matching game. What the students have to do it match the states to their capitals. I bet you don't know all the states and their capitals. (Don't worry, I didn't either, I had to look them up.) I went and bought 3x5 cards and a glue stick today so I can get my project started. I'm going to put the state shape on both of the cards and the location of where the capital is so that they can learn them. Then, on Monday I'm going to take them to the productions lab and they will laminate them for me. So they will be nearly indestructable.

So I decided, if I had all the money in the world, I'd spend it on music. If you haven't guess already, I want to buy every single solo album put out by each of the Beatles. That is what I would love in life! No they aren't as good as the writing duo of John and Paul, but they are still brilliant. That is what I would spend my money on. AND going to concerts... Well, it would have to just be Paul McCartney concerts, because I don't know if Ringo Starr still does concerts. If he did, I'd go to those too.... And I have an iPod big enough I could hold every single song they made. It would be a dream come true.

I also know what the first thing on my Christmas list is. (hint hint MOM!!!) The rest of the Beatles albums I don't have. I HAVE Abbey Road, Beatles for Sale, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Please Please Me, Revolver, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and With the Beatles. What I NEED is Yellow Submarine, Magical Mystery Tour, Let It Be, and The Beatles (The White Album). hint hint

Song of the Day: Drive My Car recorded on October 13, 1965. Written by Paul, and one of my favorites.

"Don't Worry, Something Will Happen"

Last night's water polo practice was, hm... How do I put this? FREEZING!!!! Yeah, it was wicked cold. Over the weekend they had to drain the pool 2 1/2 - 3 feet because they were retiling parts of the pool. So the new water they put in, wasn't heated yet. I went before polo practice to get some laps in and warm up my shoulders... I don't think I was very warm. Once practice started, I was treading all the time just to keep myself moving and warm. The water temperature was 78 degrees of the normal 83 degrees. BRRR! *teeth chattering*

My roommate's Halloween party was a success! We had fun at we watched a scary movie. Okay, they watched a scary movie, I decided to study for my Education Psychology class.

Well, I was still pretty chilled from the pool water, so I took a really hot shower, and that made me get warm real quick. I got ready for bed, then I was reading my scriptures. Guess who would be calling me... Brooke! Yep. We talked for 3 hours... 3 am is a really late time to be going to bed. But it was fun, so it was worth it. We had a great time to catch up, since there isn't really deep conversation when you text someone. We had a good long talk, I can't wait until Thanksgiving to be home and see everyone again.

Song of the Day: Eleanor Rigby, written by Paul in 1966. Two stories swirl around this song, either he got the name from a gravestone at the church St. Peter's in Woolton, or from his co-star in Help! who's name was Eleanor Bron. Do you think Father McKenize killed Eleanor Rigby?

The Scariest Part of Halloween? Having to Give Away all Your Reese's

Tonight my roommate is having a Halloween party. We're going to have cute cupcakes, we decorated our house, and we're going to watch a scary movie. My other roommate brought home several scary movies (okay, scary in my opinion, my nerves don't handle much) like 1408, The Villiage, Coraline, The Lady in the Water, Disturbia, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Corpse Bride (which isn't scary really). We're going to have fun!

Oh right, I was going to say, the background of my blog... There are SOOO many trees on campus that look just like the leaves on my background. It's breathtakingly beautiful. I love walking around campus, especially with the crisp air, the sound of leaves crunching under my feet (I'll go out of my way to step on a particuarly crunchy looking leaf), and the changes that the seasons bring. I am so grateful to live in a place that HAS seasons. I think they help me accept change a little bit better.

I joined the water polo team. Oh boy it's hard, but I'm learning so much, and having a great time. So, it's a water polo team, right? Well, the season starts next semester, and we get to play against other college teams! I'm so excited. I know how to play, but now I'm learning technique and other things to help me become a better player. As if I need more excuses to get and stay in the water more...

Song of the Day: Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, a phrase that means "Life goes on". Written by Paul McCartney, a song which he loves. The rest of the Beatles... Not so much. There is a mistake where Paul sings "Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face", but it was suppose to say "Molly stays at home and does her pretty face." The other three Beatles liked the mistake, so it was kept in the song.

The Other Side of Down

As I said, I bought David Archuleta's new CD. It's called The Other Side of Down. He is a genius and I love his music. Thank you American Idol for being invented so David Archuleta could become famous!

Today I got back my math test. Yeah, I got 93%. What now?! Just kidding, but I was pretty happy about my score. Thankfully my teacher allowed me to take the test... That's an interesting story in and of itself. I went walking to the Testing Center to take my test. I get there and they tell me that the testing center closes in 45 minutes. (Mind you, this was 5:15. The Testing Center at Snow closes at 10:30... Why oh why aren't all testing centers the same time?!)You have to be there an hour before it closes in order for you to take the test. BLAST! I felt soooo stupid. I immediately went home and send my teacher an email explaining what happened. She told me to come into her office the next day at 2 to take the test. I was there early! I got it done and finished. Phew! She said that she'll accept full credit, because she hopes it won't happen again. Don't worry Dr. Lunt, IT WON'T!!!

Today I only had two classes of my normal three. That was nice. It was my Educational Psychology class that was canceled. But we still had an assignment that we had to do and email it in by 11:59 tonight. No problem. I just finished it. I wish I was better at Psychology, it's such an interesting subject. But when it comes to remembering things, I don't do so well. But that's okay, since I took AP Psychology in high school, Psychology 1010 my second semester at Snow, AND Human Development my third semester at Snow, I think I'm doing pretty well! Things are definitely coming back, and making the same amount, if not more, sense. It's great!

Song of the day: She Loves You. It was the song that epitomized Beatlemania, and gave way to the phrase "Yeah yeah yeah!" The Beatles 4th big hit, released August 23, 1963.

Blogging is Weird!

As my title says, blogging is weird! I don't even know why I started the blog, but I had the random urge. Well, I don't know why people want to read my blog, it's basically boring, as is my life. Oh well... Here's to blogging!

I bought Robots yesterday. I found it in the $5 bin at Walmart. We watched it today and it was fun. It's such a good movie. I actually hated it when I first watched it. I bet you would too if you were crammed on a stinky bus full of band students either sleeping on the floor or being really loud in the back. Either way, I hated it. It wasn't until at least six months later when I decided to watch it again, and I liked it. Show to me I should watch movies as my first time on a band bus coming home from California.

My roommate found James Bond: Casino Royale in the $5 bin last night as well. So she bought it and that's what we watched. Mmm... I love me some James Bond. She was so addicted. She'd never seen a Bond movie before, so we watched all the special features... Just about everything that came with the video, we watched. We didn't go to bed until 2 am. It was so funny. We were so loopy. Oh well, we're suppose to have fun, right?

Today, I bought the newest CD from David Archuleta. I love him. He's so upbeat and happy. All of his songs are good. Plus he has the voice of an angel, I like listening to him. People told me he was weird in high school... Well, sorry to break it to you people. WE'RE ALL WEIRD! And especially musicians. They are just weird. Oh well, without them, we wouldn't have music.

My Birthday Buddy from Surf 'n' Swim got me addicted to Big Time Rush. Boy bands, gotta love them. BUT, these boys remind me of The Beatles. So I'm quite okay with it. They act just like them, so goofy. Cute too. But... The Beatles are still my favorite, don't you worry.

Today's song of the day is Nowhere Man. "It ws the first Beatles' song not written about love. It was written by John and his desperation at feeling like a 'Nowhere man'. After writing songs for five hours he feared he could not complete another song for the album (Rubber Soul). It describes his deficency in his belief in himself to finish songs." (www.iamthebeatles.com)

I Made a Blog!

So... I don't know really what to say. I just had the random urge to make a blog, so that's what I did. I made a blog. I'm sitting here on my bed listening to the football game going on. No, I'm not there, football is boring, but if I did want to check into the game, I could hear it from my room. So it isn't like I have to be there in person. Anyway, enough about football.

Since my life is sooooo filled with the Beatles, I'm going to post a "song of the day" then. Which of the Beatles wrote it, and what it's about. Then you can become more educated about the Beatles, and truly come to realize their greatness. Because they are, indeed, great.

Today's song of the day is Twist and Shout. Actually, none of the Beatles wrote this song. It was a cover song they did in 1963. John Lennon is the lead singer, it was one of the last songs they recorded during this session because of that, he is literally shouting because his voice was so worn out.